The Tuner: a 50-Word Trilogy

In the mid-teens

You gave me a tuner

In Mayuhe, which I’ve

Treasured as a love-token

For five decades (when

We remained totally

Lost to each other

On Earth’s opposite sides)

Until now after horizontal

Refreshments you clarify

You had just meant to help

Set the tune for my erhu

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Yuan Changming

Yuan Changming edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include 16 poetry collections, 12 Pushcart nominations and appearances in 2,109 literary outlets worldwide. A poetry judge for Canada's 2021 National Magazine Awards, Yuan will have their first (hybrid) novel Mabakoola: Paradise Regained forthcoming in 2025 .